Clinical Reviewing Practitioner
Job Description
Job summary
The Clinical Review Team, review patients with 117 after care packages on behalf of the ICB. The team will review patients with learning disabilities, mental health and acquired brain injuries, so all level of registrations welcome.
The aim of the review is to ensure the funded package of care meets the needs of the patient, its safe and ensures financial efficiency.
This work covers all parts of the patient journey from transition from hospital into the community, where the patient will live with a funded package of care in the least restrictive environment.
The role will a require presentation of cases to the Quality Assurance Funding panel.
Main duties of the job
The Clinical Review Practitioner will hold a caseload of Patients with Section 117 after care needs who are in funded packages of care.
The review will be in collaboration with the provider, the patient, and members of the MDT. The review will ensure the placement is ensuring financial efficiency and the patient is safe and is living in the most least restrictive environment. The review will also ensure the patient has the right legal framework in place to support their care delivery. The role will also include to lead on applying to Court for application and renewal of DOLS.
Work alongside colleagues from contracting, performance and information to achieve the commissioner targetsCommunicate in a way that recognises difference and ensures that people feel included and their individual communication needs are met
This will involve completion of the Reviewing documentand potentially other clinical tools for example from the risk management or safeguarding toolkits.
Part of this would include presenting at the Quality Assurance panel to seek permission for funding for new placements, this would be achieved by completing the Joint Health Assessment and Social Care (JHAS)
About us
At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.
We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.
These include:
- generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
- excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
- salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
- discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
- wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
- staff networks and support group
We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.
Job responsibilities
To undertake a programme of S117 reviews in collaboration with other members of multi-professional teams where required. This will involve completion of the Reviewing document and potentially other clinical tools for example from the risk management or safeguarding toolkits. Placement reviews will be required, providing evidence that safety and quality issues are addressed and that interventions are recovery focussed.
To present the assessment to the S117 Quality Assurance Forum for new packages of care, and cases they require split funding. changes to a package of care such as increase in one-to-one observations.
To provide support to the service user and carer(s) through the review process, involving them in choices and decision making as appropriate, and keeping them informed at all stages. Referral to and liaison with appropriate Advocacy and legal representation services may be necessary.
To collaborate and liaise with current and potential placement providers and representatives of mental health and social care services in Coventry and Warwickshire and outside of the Trusts geographical area where necessary.
To identify any unmet need or blockages or gaps in the development of robust plans and highlight them to the team manager.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current Professional Registration: Nurse, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience of assessing and reviewing needs
- Experience of working in mental health or learning disability with a recovery focussed ethos
- Experience of multi-disciplinary team working
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust
Address
Manor Court Road
Nuneaton
CV11 5HX
